"You seem a little disappointed. Do you want to talk with them some more? That's not out of the question. I'll bring them back and detain them." Di Yi had not felt that those two lifeforms posed any threat. To him, they were still merely weak creatures.
"That's not what I meant, I didn't, don't make things up!" Chi Wuxia would never dare let Di Yi bring those Netherworld Judges back. She hurriedly spoke up.
"Why are you afraid of them? As far as I can see, you're stronger than they are." Di Yi did not quite understand why Chi Wuxia was so alarmed. Even leaving him aside, she alone was far stronger than those two lifeforms.
"It isn't them I'm wary of, but something else. Or rather, whatever being was behind the creation of the Netherworld Judges," Chi Wuxia explained.
"Netherworld Judges... Is there something seriously wrong with that identity?" Di Yi asked.
"Yes. To some extent, that identity gives them an invisible layer of protection, while also intimidating any creatures that dare act out of line." Chi Wuxia nodded. "Reincarnation and rebirth are an enduring topic. Even the undying will die one day. No one can truly remain imperishable forever."
"What about Undying Kings?"
"A King's death is different from the deaths of ordinary living beings. Reincarnation cannot take hold of them. But..."
"But what?"
"But reincarnation and rebirth are an ultimate question. Since signs of that sort have appeared, even Kings naturally cannot avoid it. Moreover, in that Ancient Burial Ground, a King unearthed a stretch of inexplicable road. It seemed to have been abandoned for an extremely long time, and certain remnants within it did indeed provide some guidance."
"What do you mean?"
"According to what that King traced back through the ruins, from ancient times